¹⁵ So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or incite you like this, and do not believe him, for ^(A)no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand?’”

¹⁶ His servants spoke further against Yahweh God and against His servant Hezekiah. ¹⁷ He also wrote letters to ^[a]reproach Yahweh, the God of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying, “^(B)As the gods of the nations of the lands ^[b]have not delivered their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”